Question 1

Compared to non-prejudiced people, racially prejudiced people

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A)  are less likely to engage in ingroup over-exclusion. 
B)  first categorize people by their race and then by their gender. 
C)  make more categorization errors but those errors are based on the others' gender. 
D)  are motivated to accurately classify other people on the basis of their race. 
A)  are less likely to engage in ingroup over-exclusion. 
B)  first categorize people by their race and then by their gender. 
C)  make more categorization errors but those errors are based on the others' gender. 
D)  are motivated to accurately classify other people on the basis of their race.

Question 2

Research on categorization shows that

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A)  White people are more accurate at categorizing Black faces than are Asian or Latinx people. 
B)  people are faster at categorizing Black people who have lighter skin tones. 
C)  people are generally unaware that they use information about another's proto- typicality in making judgments of them. 
D)  people are faster at categorization when they are instructed not to focus on another's prototypical features. 
A)  White people are more accurate at categorizing Black faces than are Asian or Latinx people. 
B)  people are faster at categorizing Black people who have lighter skin tones. 
C)  people are generally unaware that they use information about another's proto- typicality in making judgments of them. 
D)  people are faster at categorization when they are instructed not to focus on another's prototypical features.

Question 3

What is the minority bias in categorization? Describe a research result that demon- strates this bias.

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The minority bias in categorization refe

Question 4

List two effects that stereotypic portrayals in the media have on people's perceptions of social groups.

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Stereotypic portrayals in the media can

Question 5

Barack Obama is biracial, but he is usually referred to as a Black man. When making this categorization, perceivers have engaged in

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A)  the minority bias in categorization. 
B)  the racial phenotypical bias. 
C)  the cross-racial identification bias. 
D)  all of these biases. 
A)  the minority bias in categorization. 
B)  the racial phenotypical bias. 
C)  the cross-racial identification bias. 
D)  all of these biases.

Question 6

Which of the following statements about illusory correlations is/are true?

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A)  Judgment errors are magnified when the groups being observed are of the same size. 
B)  Actions of the majority group are under greater scrutiny than actions of the minority group. 
C)  Once in place, stereotypic perceptions based on illusory correlations are difficult to correct. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  Judgment errors are magnified when the groups being observed are of the same size. 
B)  Actions of the majority group are under greater scrutiny than actions of the minority group. 
C)  Once in place, stereotypic perceptions based on illusory correlations are difficult to correct. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 7

Keisa enjoys being a member of Kappa Delta Gamma sorority because of the indi- viduality she sees in its membership. She believes that members of other campus sororities are too similar to each other. Keisa's beliefs illustrate the

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A)  outgroup homogeneity effect. 
B)  outgroup perceptual bias. 
C)  ingroup homogeneity effect. 
D)  ingroup perceptual bias. 
A)  outgroup homogeneity effect. 
B)  outgroup perceptual bias. 
C)  ingroup homogeneity effect. 
D)  ingroup perceptual bias.

Question 8

The tendency to see members of our own group as very different from one another and, at the same time, to see other groups' members as very similar to one another is known as the

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A)  outgroup perceptual bias. 
B)  ingroup perceptual bias. 
C)  ingroup homogeneity effect. 
D)  outgroup homogeneity effect. 
A)  outgroup perceptual bias. 
B)  ingroup perceptual bias. 
C)  ingroup homogeneity effect. 
D)  outgroup homogeneity effect.

Question 9

When perceivers call on the prior knowledge they have stored in memory to classify others, they are engaged in

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A)  an intersectional analysis. 
B)  top-down processing. 
C)  bottom-up processing. 
D)  episodic recall. 
A)  an intersectional analysis. 
B)  top-down processing. 
C)  bottom-up processing. 
D)  episodic recall.

Question 10

Faces of members of which social group generally have a larger width-to-height ratio?

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A)  Asians 
B)  Men 
C)  Older adults 
D)  Wealthy people 
A)  Asians 
B)  Men 
C)  Older adults 
D)  Wealthy people

Question 11

Imagine you are asked to choose a tutor to help you with your math class. According to research on categorization, you are most likely to

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A)  look for a male tutor because men are thought to be better at math than are women. 
B)  make a faster decision if all of the candidates are White people. 
C)  seek out information about the candidates' math-related teaching ability. 
D)  look for a person of the same gender as you. 
A)  look for a male tutor because men are thought to be better at math than are women. 
B)  make a faster decision if all of the candidates are White people. 
C)  seek out information about the candidates' math-related teaching ability. 
D)  look for a person of the same gender as you.

Question 12

Distinguish between content and process as they relate to research on categorization.

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Content and process are two important as

Question 13

When we observe others, we pay attention to the social roles they occupy and, in doing so, come to associate the characteristics of the roles with the individuals who occupy them. This is predicted by-------------------and is also an example of the-------------------.

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A)  the outgroup homogeneity effect; correspondence bias 
B)  social role theory; correspondence bias 
C)  social learning theory; ultimate attribution error 
D)  social role theory; ultimate attribution error 
A)  the outgroup homogeneity effect; correspondence bias 
B)  social role theory; correspondence bias 
C)  social learning theory; ultimate attribution error 
D)  social role theory; ultimate attribution error

Question 14

At her university, Yasmin observes that most professors in elementary education are women and that elementary education professors are kinder than her other professors. According to social role theory of the origins of stereotypes, based on this observa- tion, Yasmin is likely to conclude that

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A)  men dislike children. 
B)  most women are kinder than most men. 
C)  effective teaching of elementary education requires kind behaviors. 
D)  women who are kind choose to be elementary education professors. 
A)  men dislike children. 
B)  most women are kinder than most men. 
C)  effective teaching of elementary education requires kind behaviors. 
D)  women who are kind choose to be elementary education professors.

Question 15

Which of the following is true about the minority bias in categorization?

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A)  White Americans are more likely to engage in this bias than are American minority group members. 
B)  Cross-cultural research shows this bias occurs only in the United States. 
C)  This bias occurs more for people with African American facial features than for people with Asian facial features. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  White Americans are more likely to engage in this bias than are American minority group members. 
B)  Cross-cultural research shows this bias occurs only in the United States. 
C)  This bias occurs more for people with African American facial features than for people with Asian facial features. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 16

List two examples of the use of mock Spanish and, for each example, explain why the implied meaning can be harmful.

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Mock Spanish refers to the use of Spanis

Compared to non-prejudiced people, racially prejudiced people

Research on categorization shows that

What is the minority bias in categorization? Describe a research result that demon- strates this bias.

List two effects that stereotypic portrayals in the media have on people's perceptions of social groups.

Barack Obama is biracial, but he is usually referred to as a Black man. When making this categorization, perceivers have engaged in

Which of the following statements about illusory correlations is/are true?

Keisa enjoys being a member of Kappa Delta Gamma sorority because of the indi- viduality she sees in its membership. She believes that members of other campus sororities are too similar to each other. Keisa's beliefs illustrate the

The tendency to see members of our own group as very different from one another and, at the same time, to see other groups' members as very similar to one another is known as the

When perceivers call on the prior knowledge they have stored in memory to classify others, they are engaged in

Faces of members of which social group generally have a larger width-to-height ratio?

Imagine you are asked to choose a tutor to help you with your math class. According to research on categorization, you are most likely to

Distinguish between content and process as they relate to research on categorization.

When we observe others, we pay attention to the social roles they occupy and, in doing so, come to associate the characteristics of the roles with the individuals who occupy them. This is predicted by-------------------and is also an example of the-------------------.

At her university, Yasmin observes that most professors in elementary education are women and that elementary education professors are kinder than her other professors. According to social role theory of the origins of stereotypes, based on this observa- tion, Yasmin is likely to conclude that

Which of the following is true about the minority bias in categorization?

List two examples of the use of mock Spanish and, for each example, explain why the implied meaning can be harmful.

Introducing the Concepts of Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

How Psychologists Study Prejudice and Discrimination

Stereotype Activation and Application

Old-Fashioned and Contemporary Forms of Prejudice

Individual Differences and Prejudice

The Development of Prejudice in Children

The Social Context of Prejudice

From Prejudice to Discrimination

The Experience of Discrimination

Gender, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation

Age, Ability, and Appearance

Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination

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Exam 3: Social Categorization and Stereotypes

Compared to non-prejudiced people, racially prejudiced people

Research on categorization shows that

What is the minority bias in categorization? Describe a research result that demon- strates this bias.

List two effects that stereotypic portrayals in the media have on people's perceptions of social groups.

Barack Obama is biracial, but he is usually referred to as a Black man. When making this categorization, perceivers have engaged in

Which of the following statements about illusory correlations is/are true?

Keisa enjoys being a member of Kappa Delta Gamma sorority because of the indi- viduality she sees in its membership. She believes that members of other campus sororities are too similar to each other. Keisa's beliefs illustrate the

The tendency to see members of our own group as very different from one another and, at the same time, to see other groups' members as very similar to one another is known as the

When perceivers call on the prior knowledge they have stored in memory to classify others, they are engaged in

Faces of members of which social group generally have a larger width-to-height ratio?

Imagine you are asked to choose a tutor to help you with your math class. According to research on categorization, you are most likely to

Distinguish between content and process as they relate to research on categorization.

When we observe others, we pay attention to the social roles they occupy and, in doing so, come to associate the characteristics of the roles with the individuals who occupy them. This is predicted by-------------------and is also an example of the-------------------.

At her university, Yasmin observes that most professors in elementary education are women and that elementary education professors are kinder than her other professors. According to social role theory of the origins of stereotypes, based on this observa- tion, Yasmin is likely to conclude that

Which of the following is true about the minority bias in categorization?

List two examples of the use of mock Spanish and, for each example, explain why the implied meaning can be harmful.

Introducing the Concepts of Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

How Psychologists Study Prejudice and Discrimination

Stereotype Activation and Application

Old-Fashioned and Contemporary Forms of Prejudice

Individual Differences and Prejudice

The Development of Prejudice in Children

The Social Context of Prejudice

From Prejudice to Discrimination

The Experience of Discrimination

Gender, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation

Age, Ability, and Appearance

Reducing Prejudice and Discrimination

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